2:08 PM,
Mar. 25, 2013

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (1) during the game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Oct. 20, 2012.

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Not only won't Andre Drummond start tonight's game against Minnesota, but Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said the rookie big man won't play despite his improved status from a fifth lumbar injury to his vertebrae.
Drummond has missed 21 games since his injury and the organization will err on the side of caution. Drummond practiced Monday and said he felt great.
"He went through everything today,'' Frank said. "I've never, never put a timetable on injuries; it doesn't make any sense. I think he feels good. Yesterday (Sunday) he went through with the coaches with another conditioning ...